Extracts
Extract: Decima by Eben Venter
19 May 2023
Eben Venter’s book, a creative blend of autofiction, animal fable, mystery and scientific enquiry, is an urgent plea to save one of earth’s megaherbivores. An elegiac work for numerous voices, Decima is a moving and thrilling lament to loss in all its many guises.
It is the day of my appointment with the...
Extract: Slikour by Siya Metane
18 May 2023
Siya ‘Slikour’ Metane is a musician and entrepreneur best known as one of the founding members of the record-breaking hip-hop group Skwatta Kamp. Told with signature humour, this memoir gives readers an all-access pass to the moments and the music that made the man, detailing the courage it took to overcome his self-doubt and to mould...
Extract: Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
17 May 2023
Funny, sometimes heart-wrenching, and always uplifting, this novel from bestselling author Kristan Higgins illuminates how life's greatest joys are often hiding in plain sight.
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Joshua
Twelve days later
February 26
WAS IT WEIRD to look for your wife at her funeral?
But he was. He kept glancing around for Lauren...
Extract: Truth to Power by André de Ruyter
14 May 2023
When André de Ruyter took over as Eskom CEO in January 2020, he quickly realised why it was considered the toughest job in South Africa. In his explosive memoir, Truth to Power, De Ruyter candidly reflects on his three years at the power utility, his successes and failures, his reasons for leaving and his hopes for the future. As someone...
Extract: The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks
12 May 2023
Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, from Academy Award-winning actor and bestselling author Tom Hanks, offers an insider's take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film. At once a reflection on America's past and present, on the world of show business and...
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